English Explanatory Dictionary

arcade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A row of arches.
  2. A covered passage, usually with shops on both sides.
  3. Clipping of amusement arcade.
verb
  1. To cover (something) as with a series of arches.

Pronunciation

ärkād /ɑɹˈkeɪd/ /ɑːˈkeɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-arcade.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-arcade.wav

Word forms

arcade arcades arcading arcaded

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos Proto-Italic *arkuos Latin arcus Italian arcatabor. French arcadeubor. English arcade Unadapted borrowing from French arcade, from Italian arcata (“the arch of a bridge”), from Latin arcus (“an arc”). Not etymlogically related to Arcadia.

Derived words

amusement arcade arcade adventure arcaded arcade game arcadelike arcader arcadey arcadian arcading barcade parkade penny arcade video arcade
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